Talk:Benko Gambit

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[edit] Old talk

nice short opening description, well done. Themindset 18:05, 10 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Hypermodern?

Can I classify the Benko Gambit as an hypermodern defense? Is it possible? --Roberto Cruz 20:30, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

  • Generally all openings that start with 1.d4 Nf6 (so-called "Indian defenses") and don't transpose to 1.d4 d5 openings (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5, for example, would be a transposition to a classical Queen's Gambit Declined) are considered hypermodern. Since White's pawn, not Black's, is on d5 by move 3, the Benko Gambit can never transpose to a 1.d4 d5 opening, it would be correct to call it "hypermodern." Krakatoa 16:44, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Thanks for your explanation! Could you put this information in the article, please? --Roberto Cruz 19:41, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
  • De um modo geral, as defesas que iniciam com 1.d4 Cf6 (as chamadas de Defesas Índias), que não transpõe para defesas do tipo 1.d4 d5, são consideradas como hipermodernas. Por exemplo, os lances 1.d4 Cf6 2.c4 e6 3.Cc3 d5 caracterizam uma transposição da defesa 1.d4 Cf6 para o Gambito da Dama Declinado (ou Recusado), um tipo de abertura de natureza ortodoxa.